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I cannot artificially trigger my stutter. I know this because growing up the script went like this: Random Kid: Why do you talk like that? Me: I have a stutter. Random Kid: What's a stutter? Me: ...

It's very common to block on your own name and it seems to further validate the emotional component of stuttering. In my experience, my name was my main problem area for years, but after a significan...

This is difficult to focus on specifically because there's a good amount of fear on it. You're going to have to make sound (and most likely stutter). That's the only way through it. I would figure out...

In my experience, voluntary stuttering was a huge factor in quickly helping me go from 100’s of blocks/day to only a few - and having smoother speech than before. It gets right to the root of the pr...

Stutter awareness

Stutter awareness Hello! I wanted to pop on here to ask those of you who feel comfortable doing so to talk about your experiences of stuttering in public. Also, I am curious as to your views on Volun...

That is pretty much the nature of an impactful stutter. "Fight" gives you the feeling to shove the word out - which causes an even worse block. "Flight" causes you to break eye contact - which also ...

All those things you mentioned about your stutter are actually very very common! I bet you even avoid eye contact. If you are like most of us here, the issue is probably *only* that anticipatory fea...

Starting with voluntary stuttering (quick controllable repetitions) will help reduce 2 and 3. 2 and 3 happen bc you are trying to hide 1. So, yes, I strongly suggest doing voluntary stutters....

I tried it. Of all the things I've tried, this is the most effective way. I even posted [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/yffy0j/one_more_option_to_help_with_stuttering/) a couple o...

If that trick stops helping, don’t feel hopeless, bc that is common with tricks that do not get to the root. The root is that trying to hide your stutter causes bigger blocks! Try adding a voluntary...

Trying to hide your repetitions is literally what causes blocks. Try allowing yourself to start talking w a voluntary, controlled repetition, and see what happens....

Actually, I think (and current acadrmic thinking backs this up) that if someone is more fluent when alone, then the only thing that will lead to gaining control of your speech in a *sustainable* way i...

IMO, your initial thoughts were right on target! - anticipatory fear causes blocking. Coming up with other names for it and doing complex analysis about what else precedes blocks will just lead to a...

Bruce Willis and Marilyn Monroe both stutter. look into the Mcguire programme. it helped me 20 years ago....

Oh yeah ! 100% bro, you feel the energy flowing through your body and feeling the rush , helps 100% although it is a very hard journey it is something I am still practicing and working on...

Try to speak those words and sentences on which you stutter, as much as possible. You will eventually start to stutter less on those words. Bcz your mind will then feel comfortable speaking those word...

These are secondary characteristics. They come from your body subconsciously and consciously trying every possible way to not stutter. It’s a fight or flight response to a moment of panic. You can tr...

Some people in this sub will just suggest you stop caring. I will not, because I'm well aware that it an unattainable goal for some. There are TANGIBLE actions you can take that are workarounds. In...

It's not tourettes. There's unfortunately a lot of bad speech therapy out there, most don't know how to help stuttering or even understand it. I'm sorry you had shitty experiences. Im able to cope af...

I don't think it's necessarily valuable to try to "embed in your mind there's nothing wrong with it" because having a impactful stutter means that your mind has heavily imbedded the idea \*that there ...